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58.278093, -134.395863
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We found 50 communities that share the name Douglas.
Within Alaska, the name Douglas is unique.
Beyond Alaska, we know of another 50 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 50 communities, 46 are located in the United States and five are in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
DeKalb County
This Douglas is located in DeKalb County and lies 2,754 miles [4,432.1 km]<1> to the east southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Douglas.
Marshall County
This Douglas is located in Marshall County and lies 2,747 miles [4,420.9 km] to the east southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Douglas.
Arizona
Cochise County
This Douglas is located in Cochise County and lies 2,195 miles [3,532.5 km]<1> to the southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cochise County community of Douglas.
Arkansas
Lincoln County
This Douglas is located in Lincoln County and lies 2,575 miles [4,144.1 km]<1> to the east southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Douglas.
California
Los Angeles County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Douglas [Los Angeles County].
Colorado
Douglas County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Douglas [Douglas County].
Georgia
Coffee County
This Douglas is located in Coffee County and lies 3,015 miles [4,852.2 km]<1> to the east southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Douglas.
Illinois
Cook County
This Douglas is located in Cook County and lies 2,300 miles [3,701.5 km]<1> to the east.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Douglas.
Knox County
This Douglas is located in Knox County and lies 2,265 miles [3,645.2 km] to the east southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Douglas.
Saint Clair County
This Douglas is located in Saint Clair County and lies 2,390 miles [3,846.3 km] to the east southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Douglas.
Indiana
Gibson County
This Douglas is located in Gibson County and lies 2,483 miles [3,996 km]<1> to the east southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gibson County community of Douglas.
Kansas
Douglas County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Douglas [Douglas County].
Kentucky
Casey County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Douglas [Casey County].
Christian County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Douglas [Christian County].
Pike County
This Douglas is located in Pike County and lies 2,709 miles [4,359.7 km]<1> to the east.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Douglas.
Louisiana
Lincoln Parish
This Douglas is located in Lincoln Parish and lies 2,624 miles [4,222.9 km]<1> to the east southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln Parish community of Douglas.
Manitoba
This Douglas lies 1,498 miles [2,410.8 km]<1> to the east.
Maryland
Caroline County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Douglas [Caroline County].
Massachusetts
Worcester County
This Douglas is located in Worcester County and lies 2,864 miles [4,609.2 km]<1> to the east.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Douglas.
Michigan
Allegan County
This Douglas is located in Allegan County and lies 2,311 miles [3,719.2 km]<1> to the east.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegan County community of Douglas.
Manistee County
This Douglas is located in Manistee County and lies 2,230 miles [3,588.8 km] to the east.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Manistee County community of Douglas.
Minnesota
Olmsted County
This Douglas is located in Olmsted County and lies 2,012 miles [3,238 km]<1> to the east.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Olmsted County community of Douglas.
Missouri
Gentry County
This Douglas is located in Gentry County and lies 2,142 miles [3,447.2 km]<1> to the east southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gentry County community of Douglas.
Pemiscot County
This Douglas is located in Pemiscot County and lies 2,523 miles [4,060.4 km] to the east southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pemiscot County community of Douglas.
Montana
Glacier County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Douglas [Glacier County].
Nebraska
Otoe County
This Douglas is located in Otoe County and lies 2,055 miles [3,307.2 km]<1> to the east southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otoe County community of Douglas.
Nevada
Douglas County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Douglas County, we don't know where within the .
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Douglas.
White Pine County
This Douglas is located in White Pine County and lies 1,591 miles [2,560.5 km]<1> to the southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the White Pine County community of Douglas.
New Brunswick
This Douglas lies 2,856 miles [4,596.3 km]<1> to the east northeast.
New Mexico
Guadalupe County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Guadalupe County, we don't know where within the .
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guadalupe County community of Douglas.
New York
Essex County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Douglas [Essex County].
North Carolina
Rockingham County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Douglas [Rockingham County].
North Dakota
Ward County
This Douglas is located in Ward County and lies 1,521 miles [2,447.8 km]<1> to the east southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ward County community of Douglas.
Ohio
Putnam County
This Douglas is located in Putnam County and lies 2,464 miles [3,965.4 km]<1> to the east.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Douglas.
Wayne County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Douglas [Wayne County].
Oklahoma
Garfield County
This Douglas is located in Garfield County and lies 2,247 miles [3,616.2 km]<1> to the east southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garfield County community of Douglas.
Oklahoma County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Douglas [Oklahoma County].
Tulsa County
This Douglas is located in Tulsa County and lies 2,310 miles [3,717.6 km] to the east southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulsa County community of Douglas.
Ontario
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Douglas.
Oregon
Morrow County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Douglas [Morrow County].
Prince Edward Island
This Douglas lies 2,974 miles [4,786.2 km]<1> to the east northeast.
South Carolina
Lancaster County
This Douglas is located in Lancaster County and lies 2,915 miles [4,691.2 km]<1> to the east.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Douglas.
Tennessee
Lincoln County
This Douglas is located in Lincoln County and lies 2,688 miles [4,325.9 km]<1> to the east southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Douglas.
Williamson County
This Douglas is located in Williamson County and lies 2,636 miles [4,242.2 km] to the east southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Douglas.
Texas
Smith County
This Douglas is located in Smith County and lies 2,554 miles [4,110.3 km]<1> to the east southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Douglas.
Virginia
Lee County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Douglas [Lee County].
Washington
Douglas County
This Douglas is located in Douglas County and lies 944 miles [1,519.2 km]<1> to the southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Douglas.
West Virginia
Calhoun County
This Douglas is located in Calhoun County and lies 2,696 miles [4,338.8 km]<1> to the east.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Douglas.
Tucker County
This Douglas is located in Tucker County and lies 2,728 miles [4,390.3 km] to the east.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tucker County community of Douglas.
Wyoming
Converse County
This Douglas is located in Converse County and lies 1,642 miles [2,642.5 km]<1> to the east southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Converse County community of Douglas.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Douglas ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
Cube Cove (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cube Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Douglas to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Douglas and extending to:
Juneau, which is the State Capital of Alaska, lies just to the north northwest (NNW).
The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,830 miles [4,554.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Douglas to White House, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take 6 days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 161 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 111 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,181 miles [9,947.4 km] and it lies to the north (N).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,915 miles [11,128.6 km] and it lies to the north (N).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,253 miles [8,453.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Douglas) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Douglas. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 58.2781, Longitude: -134.3959
<2>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Douglas could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Douglas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>
While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<7>
The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Douglas to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 351.199 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 354.537 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 335.209 degrees.